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HINDI VERB

इनकार करना

to refuse, to deny

  • #294 most used
  • Transitive verb (ने in the past)

Conjugation

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Present

वर्तमान काल · now and habits: the -ता forms (जाता हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI refuse
तुमyou refuse
आपyou refuse (politely)
वहhe/she refuses
हमwe refuse
वेthey refuse

Continuous

अपूर्ण वर्तमान · happening right now: रहा, रही, रहे (जा रहा हूँ)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI am refusing
तुमyou are refusing
आपyou are refusing (politely)
वहhe/she is refusing
हमwe are refusing
वेthey are refusing

Past

सामान्य भूत · finished actions (गया, गई); a transitive verb puts ने on its subject and agrees with its object

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंनेI refused (agrees with the object)
तुमनेyou refused (agrees with the object)
आपनेyou refused (agrees with the object) (politely)
उसनेhe/she refused (agrees with the object)
हमनेwe refused (agrees with the object)
उन्होंनेthey refused (agrees with the object)

Imperfect

अपूर्ण भूत · “used to” and “was …ing”: the -ता forms with था (जाता था)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI used to refuse
तुमyou used to refuse
आपyou used to refuse (politely)
वहhe/she used to refuse
हमwe used to refuse
वेthey used to refuse

Future

भविष्यत् काल · plans and promises (जाऊँगा, जाएंगे)

Form Masculine Feminine
मैंI will refuse
तुमyou will refuse
आपyou will refuse (politely)
वहhe/she will refuse
हमwe will refuse
वेthey will refuse

Subjunctive

संभावनार्थ · wishes, “shall I”, “so that”: जाऊँ, जाएं

  1. मैं (that) I refuse
  2. तुम (that) you refuse
  3. आप (that) you refuse (politely)
  4. वह (that) he/she refuse
  5. हम (that) we refuse
  6. वे (that) they refuse

Requests and commands

आज्ञार्थ · तू, तुम, आप, and the very polite -इएगा

  1. तू refuse! (intimate)
  2. तुम refuse! (to a friend)
  3. आप refuse! (politely)
  4. आप (और भी विनम्र) refuse! (very politely)

How to use इनकार करना

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    मीरा हर बार मिठाई से इनकार करती है.

    Meera refuses sweets every time.

  2. Continuous

    बच्चा दवा लेने से इनकार कर रहा है.

    The child is refusing to take the medicine.

  3. Past

    गुप्ता जी ने किराया कम करने से इनकार किया.

    Gupta ji refused to lower the rent.

  4. Imperfect

    दादी जी पहले बाहर खाने से इनकार करती थीं.

    Dadi ji used to refuse to eat out before.

  5. Future

    मुझे लगता है रोहन इस शादी से इनकार करेगा.

    I think Rohan will refuse this match.

  6. Subjunctive

    शायद वह हमारी मदद से इनकार करे.

    Maybe he'll refuse our help.

  7. Requests and commands

    अगर ठीक न लगे तो साफ़ इनकार करो.

    If it doesn't feel right, refuse clearly.

Good to know

  • इनकार is masculine, so the past is इनकार किया; what you refuse takes से: उसने आने से इनकार किया.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: transitive verb (ने in the past).